Racial Slur Discovered On Statue At Mizzou

Racial slur discovered on statue at residence hall at University of Missouri

A student walks past a statue that was defaced with a racial slur overnight outside of the student dormitory Hatch Hall on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri on February 12, 2011. An email from University Chancellor Brady Deaton to all students detailed the incident and indicated that the University Police Department is investigating the incident and that there is a zero tolerence for such actions. The words were removed earlier this morning. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Racial slur discovered on statue at residence hall at University of Missouri

A statue that was defaced with a racial slur overnight outside of the student dormitory Hatch Hall on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri has been repaired on February 12, 2011. An email from University Chancellor Brady Deaton to all students detailed the incident and indicated that the University Police Department is investigating the incident and that there is a zero tolerence for such actions. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Racial slur discovered on statue at residence hall at University of Missouri

Students walk past a statue that was defaced with a racial slur overnight outside of the student dormitory Hatch Hall on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri on February 12, 2011. An email from University Chancellor Brady Deaton to all students detailed the incident and indicated that the University Police Department is investigating the incident and that there is a zero tolerence for such actions. The words were removed earlier this morning. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Racial slur discovered on statue at residence hall at University of Missouri

A statue that was defaced with a racial slur overnight outside of the student dormitory Hatch Hall on the campus of the University of Missouri has been cleaned up in Columbia, Missouri on February 12, 2011. An email from University Chancellor Brady Deaton to all students detailed the incident and indicated that the University Police Department is investigating the incident and that there is a zero tolerence for such actions. UPI/Bill Greenblatt